Panos trial: Doctor testifies patient's death was not related to knee infection

4:15 PM,
Mar. 21, 2014

Written by

John Ferro
Poughkeepsie Journal

An infectious disease specialist testified today that a knee infection had no bearing on the death of a Dutchess County man whose family is suing former orthopedic surgeon Spyros Panos.

Under questioning from Panos' attorney, J. Peter Collins, Dr. Marc Tack of Kingston said he believed Benard Puiatti's death on Jan. 19, 2008 was due to respiratory distress caused by pneumonia and a pulmonary hemorrhage.

"I don't believe the knee infection had anything to do with his death," Tack said. ...